With the exception of Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz , no operas performed at this summer's Aix Festival were as musically complex as Israeli composer Adam Maor's The Sleeping Thousand . This beguiling, multifaceted chamber opera—a … » Read

Replacing Cecilia Bartoli in Robert Carsen’s new production of Giulio Cesare at La Scala will be Danielle De Niese. The Australian-born mezzo-soprano was active in the baroque repertoire earlier in her career, having sung Cleopatra in … » Read

Lara St. John was a violin prodigy, winning Canada’s national music competition at age nine and beginning a European tour a year later. Admission to the Curtis Institute of Music as a 14-year-old, where she was to study with the renowned … » Read

Fabio Luisi’s recent departure from Maggio Musicale should give him plenty of time to devote to his new job at the artistic helm of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The DSO has announced the appointment of ten new musicians under his regime, … » Read

Robert Orth, celebrated baritone and champion of new American opera, died on July 12 in Libertyville, IL. The cause was liver failure due to complications from colon cancer, according to his wife, Jane. He was 72 years old. A versatile … » Read

Seattle Symphony has appointed four new musicians—the first changes under new Music Director Thomas Dausgaard . Eduardo Rios, a Sphinx Competition winner and resident fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is to be first assistant … » Read

The UK’s former education secretary/minister for women and equalities, Nicky Morgan, is to be the new secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport under new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. She succeeds Jeremy Wright, becoming the … » Read

Edward Gardner, erstwhile chief conductor of the English National Opera, is to be the next principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the first Brit to take up the post since 1967, when John Pritchard was succeeded by Bernard … » Read

Just weeks before exceeding its annual fund goal of $2.5 million, the Cleveland Institute of Music announced the appointment of Constance Skingel [pictured] as its new director of development. She started last week, succeeding Dan Coleman who … » Read

Keitaro Harada is to be the new music and artistic director for the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO). He will serve as director designate for the 2019-2020 season, and assume his responsibilities full-time beginning with the 2020-2021 … » Read